Pezhman Yousefi, Muhammad Khalid, Vincenzo Petruzzelli, Giovanna Calò
{"title":"Design of thin-film lithium niobate power splitters and combiners based on multimode interference","authors":"Pezhman Yousefi, Muhammad Khalid, Vincenzo Petruzzelli, Giovanna Calò","doi":"10.1007/s11082-025-08060-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11082-025-08060-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this paper, the design of low-loss multimode interference (MMI) couplers is reported. The proposed devices can be used as power splitters or combiners and are based on lithium niobate on insulator (LNOI) technology, a promising emerging platform for the realization of integrated optical devices. We consider 1<span>(times)</span>N MMI splitters and N<span>(times)</span>1 combiners, with N being the number of output/input ports. We define the design and the optimization criteria to achieve the best performances in terms of insertion loss and output power uniformity over a large wavelength range (i.e., from 1500 to 1600 nm). In particular, we investigate seven configurations of MMI couplers with N ranging from 2 to 8. The insertion loss for all the designed MMI couplers with N ranging from 2 to 8 varies from 0.018 to 0.41 dB, while the uniformity for all MMI splitters ranges from 0.020 to 0.335 dB across the considered wavelength range. The impact of the amplitude and phase errors on the transmittance of MMI combiners with N ranging from 2 to 8 input ports shows that the transmittance variation is less than 1.5 <span>(%)</span>, indicating high robustness and reliable performance in various photonic applications. We compare our MMI couplers results with those of the state-of-the-art based on different material platforms, including LNOI, obtaining much lower insertion losses.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":720,"journal":{"name":"Optical and Quantum Electronics","volume":"57 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11082-025-08060-z.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143594611","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hossein Khalili Avval, Mohammad Reza Rashidian Vaziri, Hadi Rastegar Moghaddam
{"title":"Spinning multiplexed Laguerre–Gaussian beams","authors":"Hossein Khalili Avval, Mohammad Reza Rashidian Vaziri, Hadi Rastegar Moghaddam","doi":"10.1007/s11082-025-08119-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11082-025-08119-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Multiplexed Laguerre–Gaussian (MLG) beams have garnered significant interest due to their unique properties arising from the superposition of independent Laguerre–Gaussian (LG) beams. Researchers explore MLGs for applications in optical communications, quantum computing, and precise manipulation of trapped particles, offering promising avenues for advancing optical technologies and high-dimensional quantum states. In this study, a straightforward technique for generating and rotating the MLGs has been explored. By introducing an easily controllable additional degree of freedom, rotation of the transverse profile, the data transmission capabilities of MLGs can be enhanced and precise manipulation of trapped particles can be achieved. The proposed approach has been experimentally and computationally validated, and methods for controlling rotation speed, direction, and halting have been provided. The proposed straightforward and easy-to-use technique can enhance the MLG application in various optical fields.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":720,"journal":{"name":"Optical and Quantum Electronics","volume":"57 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143594602","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lingling Zhang, Lin Ke, Yanyan Guo, Jianning Wei, Qing Wang
{"title":"Design and modulation of vortex Hermite-Gaussian solitons and arrays in parabolic wells","authors":"Lingling Zhang, Lin Ke, Yanyan Guo, Jianning Wei, Qing Wang","doi":"10.1007/s11082-025-08103-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11082-025-08103-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Controlling the trajectories and vortex characteristics of spatial optical solitons is a significant research direction in the field of optics. This study investigates the propagation dynamics of vortex Hermite-Gaussian (VHG) beams in parabolic potential wells, introducing two key parameters: off-axis displacement and chirp to represent the beam’s initial displacement and angle. Findings indicate that low-order VHG beams can form stable solitons. Joint adjustments of off-axis displacement and chirp enable precise control over soliton trajectories, enabling propagation along elliptical or circular helical paths. The rotational dynamics of these helical paths interact with the vortex of the beams, resulting in modifications to the optical field structure. Interestingly, by adjusting soliton trajectories and vortex characteristics within soliton arrays, novel optical field structures emerge during the arrays’ expansion or contraction. These structures periodically alternate with the arrays while exhibiting rotational dynamics, demonstrating the intricate interplay between the solitons and their collective behavior. These findings present promising applications in optical information encoding. The bidirectional control over soliton trajectories and vortex characteristics offers a versatile approach for manipulating optical fields, opening new possibilities for advanced light-field customization.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":720,"journal":{"name":"Optical and Quantum Electronics","volume":"57 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143594604","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Frank Payne, Zipei Song, Mohan Wang, Julian A. J. Fells
{"title":"An exact analysis of the temperature control of optical waveguides","authors":"Frank Payne, Zipei Song, Mohan Wang, Julian A. J. Fells","doi":"10.1007/s11082-025-08076-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11082-025-08076-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this paper we present an exact analysis of the variation with temperature of the effective index of an arbitrary optical waveguide. Our results allow the design of temperature compensated devices using only a single parameter calculated at one temperature avoiding the need to perform an analysis over a range of temperatures. We derive expressions for both weakly and strongly guiding waveguides. We derive a complete analytical solution for the design of micro channel fibers where the micro channels are filled with a temperature compensating material whose refractive index equals that of the fiber cladding at a specified reference temperature. We also analyse the more general case including the effects of thermal expansion. We illustrate our analysis with the application to athermal fiber Bragg gratings and arrayed waveguide grating filters.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":720,"journal":{"name":"Optical and Quantum Electronics","volume":"57 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11082-025-08076-5.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143583604","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Optimizing radiation shielding competence of AB2(PO3)5 [A = K, Rb, Cs; B = Pb, Ba] polyphosphates: Hirshfeld geometries tuning","authors":"Z. Y. Khattari, Y. N. Zhuravlev","doi":"10.1007/s11082-025-08113-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11082-025-08113-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Five distinct polyphosphate compounds-KPb<sub>2</sub>(PO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>5</sub>, RbPb<sub>2</sub>(PO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>5</sub>, CsPb<sub>2</sub>(PO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>5</sub>, KBa<sub>2</sub>(PO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>5</sub>, and RbBa<sub>2</sub>(PO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>5</sub>-previously studied for nonlinear optical applications, are explored for their effectiveness in against possible ionizing radiation. The examination covers MAC and LAC in the range 0.015 < E < 15.0 MeV via online data-base X-COM analysis. This study integrates insights from Hirshfeld surface analysis, shedding light on the intermolecular interactions and topological features influencing radiation shielding properties. The findings reveal distinct trends in MAC and LAC in the studied γ-rays energies, with KBa<sub>2</sub>(PO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>5</sub> (0.03 < MAC < 5507 cm<sup>2</sup>/g, 0.11 < LAC < 1141 1/cm) emerging as a particularly efficient γ-ray attenuator. Comparison with SiO<sub>2</sub> (0.02 < MAC < 5.81 cm<sup>2</sup>/g, 0.05 < LAC < 12.82 1/cm) underscores superiority against radiation of polyphosphate crystals. Moreover, the influence interatomic interactions on shielding effectiveness via Hirshfeld analysis are explored with O…O of 41%, and O…A (A = Pb, Ba) as 31.1% for Cs…O, 25.8% for P…O, 14.1% for K…O, 29.9% for Pb…O contribute mostly to the MAC and LAC values. The study introduces an innovative approach, combining Hirshfeld topological surfaces ∈ [328.1, 338.6] Å<sup>2</sup>, and volumes ∈ [307.3, 315.5] Å<sup>3</sup>, with void surface ∈ [368.1, 373.4] Å<sup>2</sup>, and volume ∈ [483.9, 496.3] Å<sup>3</sup> analysis, aiming to optimize polyphosphate crystals for enhanced radiation shielding efficacy. The insights presented a possible application of these crystals, ranging from nonlinear optics to γ-radiation defenses.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":720,"journal":{"name":"Optical and Quantum Electronics","volume":"57 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143583642","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Modeling the impact of short-channel effects on double-gate MgZnO/ZnO HEMTs: a numerical approach","authors":"K. Vinothkumar, A. Kaleel Rahuman","doi":"10.1007/s11082-025-08104-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11082-025-08104-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The MgZnO/ZnO High Electron Mobility Transistor technology plays a vital role in radio frequency and high switching power applications. In this work, an analytical model for Double-Gate(DG) MgZnO/ZnO HEMTs is proposed to enhance carrier transport efficiency while significantly mitigating short-channel effects. The proposed DG-MgZnO/ZnO HEMT model estimates critical parameters, such as surface potential, drain-current <span>({(I}_{d}))</span>, electric field <span>({(E}_{f})</span>), and threshold voltage <span>({(V}_{th})</span>) for both bind and segregated gate bias voltage conditions using the variable separation method. The lateral electric field and channel potential for the front and rear gate heterointerfaces are derived using simplified analytical equations, with the results verified through simulations using the Sentaurus TCAD device simulator.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":720,"journal":{"name":"Optical and Quantum Electronics","volume":"57 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143583640","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mohammad Javad Pournaghdi, Mohammad Reza Alizadeh, Saeed Olyaee, Mahmood Seifouri
{"title":"Design of an ultra-compact As2Se3 waveguide for enhanced optical frequency comb generation","authors":"Mohammad Javad Pournaghdi, Mohammad Reza Alizadeh, Saeed Olyaee, Mahmood Seifouri","doi":"10.1007/s11082-025-08117-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11082-025-08117-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study introduces a waveguide design capable of generating supercontinuum spectrum and frequency combs within the mid-infrared range. The proposed structure consists of an As<sub>2</sub>Se<sub>3</sub> core and cladding layers of MgF<sub>2</sub> and SiO<sub>2</sub>, exhibiting two zero-dispersion wavelengths at 2100 nm and 2850 nm. Theoretical modeling and numerical simulations demonstrate the generation of a supercontinuum spanning a wavelength range of 4500 nm, from 1000 to 5500 nm, at a − 30 dB level, as well as frequency combs featuring up to 44 comb lines with a flatness of 15 dBm. The supercontinuum was generated in the maximum range of 30 dB using a 1 kW input pulse and 1 and 4 mm long waveguides. The generated frequency combs cover the wavelength range of 2073.1–2159.8 nm, making them suitable for applications such as gas sensing, industrial process monitoring, and medical diagnostics. The proposed waveguide design offers advantages over existing methods in terms of the number of comb lines, flatness, and effective area while operating in the mid-infrared region.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":720,"journal":{"name":"Optical and Quantum Electronics","volume":"57 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143583398","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mo Chen, Hongyao Chen, HongYu Zhang, ZhuoYang Li, Jianping Wang, LiFang Feng, HuiMin Lu
{"title":"Photonic generation of multi-format and reconfigurable microwave signals based on cascaded external modulation","authors":"Mo Chen, Hongyao Chen, HongYu Zhang, ZhuoYang Li, Jianping Wang, LiFang Feng, HuiMin Lu","doi":"10.1007/s11082-025-08080-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11082-025-08080-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This paper presents a photonic scheme for generating multi-format, multi-band, and reconfigurable microwave photonic signals through cascaded external modulation. The proposed system utilize dual-parallel Mach–Zehnder modulators (DP-MZM) and Mach–Zehnder modulators (MZM) to produce high-order optical sidebands, enabling flexible frequency multiplication factors switching and pulse waveform reconstruction. Additionally, using a polarization control structure allows for spurious suppression and encoded signal loading. The system can generate various signal formats, including rectangular optical frequency combs, frequency-multiplied signals, dual-frequency encoded signals, and multiple pulse waveforms. Simulation results demonstrate the successful generation of 16 GHz frequency-doubled signal and 32 GHz frequency-quadrupled signal, with spurious suppression ratios of 37.9 dB and 44.8 dB, respectively. It can also generate four-line rectangular optical frequency combs with frequency multiplication factors of 2 and 4, achieving flatness values of 0.24 dB and 0.16 dB. Furthermore, the system can generate symmetric triangular pulses and Sinc-Nyquist pulses with adjustable repetition frequencies, as well as encoded signals with good pulse compression performance, having PCR values close to the theoretical value of 13. This work demonstrates a versatile and reconfigurable approach to microwave photonic signal generation, offering promising applications in advanced radar systems.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":720,"journal":{"name":"Optical and Quantum Electronics","volume":"57 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143583547","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mid-infrared supercontinuum generation using pure quartic soliton in single material photonic crystal fiber","authors":"Shah Md. Salimullah, Mohammad Faisal","doi":"10.1007/s11082-025-08116-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11082-025-08116-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We propose a single material photonic crystal fiber (SM-PCF) for mid-infrared supercontinuum generation (MISG) using pure quartic soliton (PQS) for the first time. We have designed a SM-PCF considering fabrication tolerances, displaying a negative fourth-order dispersion of − 0.0028 ps<sup>4</sup>km<sup>−1</sup> that meet requirements of PQS formation. Our presented SM-PCF facilitates the generation of PQS for 72 fs input pulse and 0.01664 W peak power at 2375 nm. The nonlinearity is obtained as high as 6250 W<sup>−1</sup> km<sup>−1</sup>. Furthermore, we explore PQS based MISG (the spectrum spans from 1985 to 2990 nm) through 10 m long proposed fiber. Moreover, we analyze the impact of three different noises on the coherence of MISG. To the best of our knowledge, PQS based MISG has not yet been proposed which will offer promising potential in ultrafast laser science.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":720,"journal":{"name":"Optical and Quantum Electronics","volume":"57 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143583545","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Facile solid state synthesis of lead free FA3Bi2I9 perovskite and extensive analysis of optoelectronic properties at room temperature","authors":"Saranya Kumaresan, Khaja Moiduddin, Zeyad Almutairi, Naidu Dhanpal Jayram, Janarthanan Balasundharam, Syed Hammad Mian","doi":"10.1007/s11082-025-08100-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11082-025-08100-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Lead free perovskite materials are attractive due to non-toxicity and the chemical stability. Therefore Tin, Germanium, Bismuth and Antimony are promising alternatives for lead. Among these Bismuth is promising candidate due to it exhibits similar optical and electrical properties of lead. Herein we fabricated lead free Formamidinium Bismuth Iodide FA<sub>3</sub>Bi<sub>2</sub>I<sub>9</sub> powder by solid state method at room temperature. The perovskite crystal structure is confirmed via XRD analysis. The surface morphology and temperature sustainability of perovskite powder is investigated. The optical studies of perovskite powder are examined and inferred with a wide UV–Visible absorption spectrum from 350 to 600 nm. The band gap and photo emission wavelength for FA<sub>3</sub>Bi<sub>2</sub>I<sub>9</sub> perovskite powder are found to be 2.46 eV and 643 nm respectively.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":720,"journal":{"name":"Optical and Quantum Electronics","volume":"57 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143583643","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}